Mayumana Presents MOMENTUM In International Tour

Mayumana is a multicultural troupe, established in 1996 in Tel Aviv, whichdeveloped a unique language based on skills, rhythm, visual effects and,above all - creativity and humor. Throughout their years of creativity andwork, the members of Mayumana have performed before more than fivemillion spectators in over 70 major cities around the world, with differentshows being staged in different countries on the same evening.

Today, the"Mayumana" brand is known in many countries as a promise for shows ofsweeping energy, creativity and virtuoso talent.The troupe is currently made up of about 100 members (including actors,technical teams, production and marketing staff), from over 32 differentcountries around the world. Mayumana is a financially independent troupethat is neither supported nor subsidized by any commercial or governmentalbodies. Mayumana is about its people; it was born and grew out of love anddevotion.

Mayumana represents art with no boundaries, creative freedom andthe love of life. Time, is the driving force and inspiration for the show. The creators of theshow Eylon Nuphar and Boaz Berman, together with Roy Ofer (their partner inestablishing Mayumana, also the producer of Momentum) and artisticconsultants - Giuliano Peparini (Franco Dragone Company), David Ottone (Yllana Theatre from Spain) and Ido Kagan (Mayumana) - put together aninternational team of multidisciplinary stage artists in a production thatpresents innovative technologies developed especially for the show."Time and rhythm have always been connected", says Eylon Nuphar, "in facttime is rhythm, and therefore the idea of taking it as a guide-line came naturalfor us. In all of our shows we use frames to construct and help us work as ourown "rules" of creation. "Frames of time" became one of the main ideas. Ontop of this it has been time that allowed us to gather our mutual experience asa company, as a creating team and as friends".

"We translate the theme through set, props, video images and sounds. From clocks ticking, rewinding, sand clocks revolving as part of the scenery andpersonal clocks that the performers have on them throughout the show. There are images that are connected to "time" such as a verbal beat-boxdialog with a projected clock, video with sound, sound with movement, videowith movement, movement with music, music with time. It is being constantlysynchronized".The group was brought to Israel and, for six months, it worked on acompletely new show, based on the perception of time and synchronization,while integrating new artistic elements, including live music, singing, videoclips with a combination of rhythm, energy, humor and movement.

300,000 spectators worldwide since the show premiered in Madrid.Momentum premiered in Madrid in late 2008 and over 100,000 viewersattended the show in its first five months. Following the success of the firstrun in Madrid a second cast was trained in order to allow more bookingflexibility. Currently, Mayumana has a touring company and another homebased company at the Mayumana house in Tel Aviv. On top of those 2 Momentum casts, a thirds company is touring with the Mayumana show.

On-line information: www.mayumana.comhttps://www.youtube.com/user/mayumanamomentum In this link there is a selection of worldwide clips and interviews.

From the international press: Madrid - ABC 2008

There is no surprise, then, but plenty of excitement, laughter and admirationbecause "Momentum", Mayumana's new show, is a magnificent piece of work which will not let down those in the audience who already know them, andwhich will undoubtedly lead to an increase in the number of their followers.

Two large hourglasses turn around and "Momentum" begins a work which hastime as its motive, although this serves, actually, rather as a publicity lure oras an excuse to develop the acts of the show. Rhythm continues to be thebase of Mayumana's work, but in "Momentum" a larger contrast existsbetween agitation and serenity, between the vibrating and the calm. Theenergy of the eleven artists who participate in the show is the big asset of"Momentum": they sing, dance, and beat their drums, run, climb...During thehour and a half that the show lasts - and even after its conclusion - while theartists play a Batukada in the hall of the theater, the brimming energy is asgenerous as it is intense and contagious.

Israel - Ynet, 2009

Mayumana has never looked more professional or surprising. Momentum, themost grandiose production of its kind ever presented in this country, is anever ending brilliant invention, that leaves the audiences with their jawsdropped, and proves that when you dream big, the sky is the limit.The new show by Mayumana stops time. Two hours, which in other cases canseem like eternity, pass in this show like a blink of an eye. Maybe becauseMomentum is not just another entertainment show: it is the most grandioseshow produced here and was able to prove that when you dream big, the skyis the limit. Mayumana's company has never looked better, more professional to moreinnovative and surprising. The show, even though all done in the well knownMayumana "language", is a series of never ending brilliant inventions thatoffers a combination of art and new technologies, that leave the audience withtheir jaws dropped. Even the stage design by Michael Kemenko isastonishing: huge sand, pendulum and pointer clocks, pipes and metals that give the show an industrial feel. On a huge metal structure, divided intosquare boxes, they dance, play, play percussions, and do their irresistible magic.

The lighting design by Bambi, Roy Milo and Eylon Nuphar, makes the term"lighting" to an entity that plays a central role in the event. You can almosttouch the lighting, playing with elements that dress the stage in a way as ifthe rays of light were parts of the scenery. Same goes for the costumes,which are an integral part from the look and atmosphere of Momentum, whichcreates a whole different world, seen until now on the Mayumana stage. If you will, "Zena The Warrior Princess" meets "Mission Impossible". The costume design sharpens the street-smartness of Mayumana, and enhancesits sophistication.

In this show, more than any of their previous shows, the company projectssomething fresh, young, energetic, up-to-dated, and mostly professional witha universal aroma. It is impossible not to get excited or to be swept in thedifferent type of rhythm they bring with them.

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